Dating-stamp.



B. B. HILL.

l DATING STAMP. .APPLICATION FILED 00T. ze, 1909.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

" ments in DatingfStamps, of which the fol- 'provided with an ink-ribbonspool arranged y die the ribbon in the removing or replacing To all,whom may concern:

the renewing` and in the placing of another 'movable ribbon spool and istamping-head Aforming part hereof, inw ich .ioiairian saairirs retratarHlLL, OF PHILADELPHA, FENNSLVANIA, ASSGNGE TO )3. B. HILL' fa-COBIPORATON BENJAMIN n iviiiNnriicfrUniNe coiviraNY, or rniiiannnrnra,rnNNsrLva-Nia,

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Specification of Letters Patent.v Patented Riem'. 22, i910.,

' Application filed October-26, 1909. Serial No. 524,690.

.l vational views ofthe stamp from opposite l sides thereof. Fig. 3, isa broken, longitulv dinal central sectional view through the l stamp.Fig. 4, isa transverse sectional view, partly in elevation, on the lineof Fig. 3, showing the removable ink-ribbon spool Bc it known that l,BENJAMiN B. HILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at the cityof Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, lhave invented certain new and useful Improves larfeatures of my present invention; and Fig. 5, is'an elevational view ofthe barbed spindle for Winding aninlr-ribbonl thereon.

Referring tothe drawings 10, represents the dating stamp, comprising thestand 11, hinged at 12, to an oblong telescoping case 13, adapted toembrace and protect the prin cipal Working parts of the stamp, as wellas carrying pawl-and-ratchet mechanism 14, for operating an ink-ribbon15, to be presently fully described. vided 'With an opening 1S, alongwhich passes the inkiibbon 15, and above the case 13, is hinged thestamping head 19, with a pad 20. This head is normally maintained in anvinoperative position by coiled spring 21, the respective endsof whichseat with stops ,of t the 'case and head. 22 is a die-plate'fitting abed 23, for a series of impression or dating Wheels 24, as clearly shownin Fig. 3. a, Z2, c,

lowing isa specification.

My invention has relation to certain improvenients in types of datingstamps-,patented to nie November 3d, 1908, No. 902,582, f and lDecember7th, 1909 No. 942,827, in l which in the present instance, the improv'e1ments reside in constructive arrangements of a spool and a barbedIspindle for receivl ing4 and winding thereon an ink ribbonfor inkingthetype of such Aa' stamp, among others, and to provide for the readyapplication to or from the stamp of the ink ribbon spool from which itis unwound onto the barbed spindleof the stamp.

Hitherto dating stamps have not been to' permit of ready removal of thesame for application of another ribbon, for use, in the'stamp butusually the ribbon was wound. on spindles, e

fixtures of the stamp and th ends of the ribbon attached to the spindleso as to be fed from one onto the other, byv operations of the stamp,but this took time when replacing-of the ribbons became nec. essary aswell as soiling the hands, owing to the necessity to handle the ribbonboth in 13, Fig. 3, and over whichvth'e inlring 15, from the removablespool 17, of lmy present invention passes to the barbed spindle 16, asclearly shown in Fig. 5. The said lpaWl-and-ratchet mechanism 14, operates the inking ribbon 15in a rearWar di- 'rection onto the spool17,'wlieii-the ratchet 14, is revolved in the direction of the arrow inFig. 2, by the feed of the pawl' 14", pivoted to the stamping head 19,adjacent to a pocket f, having a spring controlled pin g, in bearingcontact with the heel portion of the pawl 111, as clearly shown in Fig.2, Any slip or failure to feed the ribbon in a rearward direction isrevented by a loci: of the same. Y 'ing detent 14., arrange to en agethe ratchet Myinvention stated in'general termsoon 14?. On the opposite'side of he sta-nip 10, is sists of the defined improvements-in a'datpivotally connected with thestamping-head ing stamp, when arrangedfor use, in sub- 19, a slidinglongitiidinal bar 25, which is stantially.the manner hereinafter described and claimed.

The nature and characteristic features of my invention Will be morefully understood from the following description taken in lconnectionwith the accom anying drawings' casing ribbon ribbon on the spindles,and it `is to avoid just such objections that is'the main object of mypresent invention, the providing of the dating or other stamp with areadily re- With a barbed spindle arranged so 'that by actions of thethe ribbon can be removed without really having to lian-v on the spool,

assing through 'an slot 1,

`tact with a ratchet-wheel 27, Orione end of Figures land 2, arerespectively, aide ele.; thebarbed spindle 16, a xtuite of the cas- Thecase 13, in front is proand d, are guides arranged Einteriorly of the vand accessories thereof, embodying particuheld. inproperslidingbposition by a bolt f1 feed-pawl 26, adapted to be thrown intocon- I lll) movable spool 1T, the spring controlled `plicable l will nowlarly the arrangement of the inkribbon for 'wlieel 2T, is located aspring controlled loclv detent 28, Fig. ratchet-Wheel 1, to prevent slipof the l 27, during forward .toed ot' the l ne and inleribbon 15,step-by-step over the l rl.`(` .re\vind the ribbon 15, from the spindle1G, in one direction onto the lrei and detent of the paivl-and-iatchetmechan- E ism of Fig. 1, is ii'st thrown out oi engage- ,inent with theratchet-Wheel 2T. The dating stau'ip thus arranged permits of acontinuous winding of tlic-iilmi bbon 15, over the die- Q plate Q2, tromthe spool 1T, onto the spindle lo and viceversa, by shittingone and thenthe other ot said mechanisms of Ngs. l andL l 2 on the respective sidesot the casnnni` iii.

land through operatingup and down the stainpinfgdiead 19. i

Having explained general features of a stamp to which my presentinvention is apdescribe more partiellsuch a stamp but such arrangementis ada pted for in other types of dating or iinpression stamps than theoneexplained. In the sides ot the casing 13, are arranged openings and1, to receive a spindle 29, oril `i'hieh is inounteil the spool 17,provided with preferably struck up bars 1T, for re# ceu/ing one end otthe ink-ribbon' 15, The

spindle 29, is provided with preferably a square end 29a, with a notch29, formed herein, for engaging a slotted catch 30 therewith, to holdthe spindle 29, inposition with the spool. 17, thereon so as to bereadily removed, in the inoperative position of the stamp and by releaseot the catch 30, from die notched end ot ythe spindle29. As the stampthus described is arranged it will be seen that the inleribbon can berst wound onto the spindle 16, in one direction and then back onto theremovable spool 17, in the opposite directioinby actions ot thestamping-head 1t). I

Having` thus described the nature and objects of iny inventionv` what Iclaim as new and desire to secure bv Letters Patent isrw- 1. In a stamphaving an operating ineinber, a'spindle provided in the stamp casinghaving a squareV portion, in'eans connected with said casing tolockingjly ei'igage said spindle, an inking ribbonspool carried by saidspindle and means adapted to be'connected to and disconnected troni oneend ot' .said spindle to revolve said spool hy actions of die operating`member ot said stamp, sub-4 stantially as and 'for the purposesdescribed.

In a stamp of the cha 'acter described, a spring,- positioned spindlemounted in the stamp. casing having, a square portion with a notch,means to locking'ly engage .said notch to said casing, an inliingribbonspool mounted on said spindle within said casino and means adapted to beconnected to and disconnected from one end of said spindle :to revolvesaid spool, by 4actions of the f stamp-head of said stamp, substantiallyas and for the purposes described.

3. In a stamp ofthe character described, a spring positioned spindlemounted in the stamp casing having a square portion with a notch,inca-ns to lockingly engage said note-ih to said casing, aninking-ribbon spool mounted on said spindle within said casing,y

and means connected with one end 'of said spindle and with thestamp-head ofv said stamp tor actuating said spool7 substantially as andfor the purposes described.

In 4witness whereof, Ihave hereunto set my signatnre'in the presence oftwo subscribingl witnesses.

BENJAMIN Bf HILL.- lVitnesses J. WVALTER DoUGLAss, Tnonms M. SMITH.

